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$3.5 M & counting: Parties dump cash into race for SW Wisconsin Senate seat that pays $64k per year
Both parties are using a well-worn loophole – that the Legislature could close – to boost their candidate, creating a tsunami of advertising in the relatively small race.
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Wis Dems Pocan, Moore oppose bipartisan bill forcing Chinese sale of TikTok or ban
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For 3rd year, Milwaukee Press Club nominates The Badger Project for award
The journalism nonprofit won gold in the contest in 2022 and 2023 for its law enforcement investigations.
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Conservative groups, trade associations, private companies – THE BIGGEST LOBBYING VIOLATORS IN WISCONSIN
When lobbyists violate the state’s strict rules, the Wisconsin Ethics Commission negotiates a fine. See who’s paid the biggest ones in recent years.
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With public funding for stadium secured, five Brewers executives sent maximum donations to top Republican legislator
The executives made the donations two weeks after a huge funding bill to renovate the team’s stadium passed out of the legislature.
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WMC, the Kochs, the Brewers, Kwik Trip: The top lobbiers in Wisconsin last year
WMC, the Koch network, the Brewers and Kwik Trip are just some of the organizations on the list.
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‘Lobbying is effective’ – Brewers spent $1.5 mil pressing legislature, got $366 mil
The ball club negotiated a deal for the state to pay hundreds of millions for renovations to American Family Field in exchange for staying in Milwaukee through 2050.